Think about where you likely will be standing when you hold the mast for hoisting and stepping the mast. You'll likely be standing in the boat aft of...
The mast on a Caledonia Yawl will step much easier if it steps into a tapered mast box. Then the partner can be held in place with a chock shaped to...
It's not up to me to judge whether it belongs in this Best-of thread, but if anyone wants to follow up on A Summer's Tale of Sail and Oar, my thread...
This is the purview of a whole professional field called Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which I was tangentially involved with at one point. It can get...